We're 1 Step Closer to Winning a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights |
Our fight for a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights has reached an important milestone — we've won a historic Congressional hearing to move forward our efforts to pass legislation that will protect and respect the work of domestic workers.
Our very own Ai-jen Poo will testify at the hearing, and our domestic worker leaders will be on the Hill rallying our elected leaders to get their support for this important legislation.
The National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is federal legislation that includes domestic workers in common workplace laws for the first time while creating new protections and enforcements to make care jobs good — and safe — jobs.
We are working to raise awareness for this critical piece of legislation and this hearing is a key step in moving it toward eventual passage.
Join us and tweet a thank you to our bill co-sponsors Senators Kristen Gillibrand, and Ben Ray Luján, and Representative Pramila Jayapal for helping us reach this critical milestone. |
Unbought and Unbossed: The NDWA 15th Anniversary Edition |
We Dream in Black (WeDiB), in partnership with the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), is excited to present its 2022 Organizing Institute, Unbought and Unbossed.
This virtual Organizing Institute will be held from August 19-22, 2022 and will be streamed in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. We’re inviting all of our supporters to join us for the opening remarks on August 20 as we celebrate NDWA’s 15 years of domestic worker organizing! We Dream in Black (WeDiB) is an initiative of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and is the organizing home that centers the voices and experiences of Black, Afro-Latina, and Afro-descendant domestic workers. Across the diaspora, our organizing is our power.
This year’s Organizing Institute will center our Unbossed: A Black domestic worker agenda which is our organizing roadmap for the next five years, and honors the work that has been done and the work we will continue to do, as we fight for power, dignity, and respect. RSVP today to receive more details and to hold your space! |
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Stand with DC Domestic Workers |
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The DC Domestic Worker Bill of Rights is in trouble and we need all of our DC supporters to take action today.
In June, the bill had a hearing in the Labor and Workforce Development Committee where over 90 witnesses testified in strong support.
Then, Council Chairman Mendelson added a third committee referral. This last minute change has the potential to delay the bill’s passage and prevent it from passing before the end of the DC Council period.
Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie needs to know how many people enthusiastically support this bill and want to see it passed as soon as possible.
Domestic workers in DC have been fighting for years for inclusion in basic workplace protections and every day that this bill is not passed is another day that domestic workers remain unprotected from harassment and discrimination on the job. Take a minute today to tell Councilmember McDuffie that you want to see this bill passed as soon as possible. |
It's OUR Time - Anniversary Reflections |
Our 15th anniversary is fast approaching. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone and plan for the future, we continue to reflect on our movement ancestors and the policies that birthed the domestic worker movement.
Domestic work is rooted in slavery. Colonizers from Europe used violence to create an underclass of Black and Indigenous workers. This free labor enabled America to grow into a rich and powerful country very quickly.
Today, domestic workers have NO federal sexual harassment, minimum wage, or maximum work week protections. These exclusions from basic worker rights can be traced back to slavery and Jim Crow.
Visit our interactive timeline to learn how domestic workers organized to fight against this oppression and helped to build the radical labor movement to challenge capitalism and white supremacy. |
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From passing voter suppression laws that are reminiscent of the Jim Crow era to spreading misinformation via social media, a powerful contingent of leaders are doing all they can to make sure people of color, women and other oppressed groups sit on the sidelines for the upcoming general election.
We know that when women of color vote, we build a better world. And we're doing all that we can to make sure that is exactly what happens. Are you with us?
This election season we’ll be reaching out with reminders to check your registration, request your online ballot and encourage your friends and family to the same. Text VOTE to 33843 to receive our election SMS messages and reminders to vote.
Voting is just one way we can exercise our power and build the world we all deserve. With this election, we have an opportunity to show those actively trying to suppress our votes that democracy will always prevail, that people-powered movements are stronger than intimidation, and that fear-mongering will not silence us. |
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The August 2 statewide primaries for Michigan and Arizona are fast-approaching. Are you vote ready? Visit our Voter Hub to make your plan to vote.
Registered to vote in Michigan? You can request a mail-in ballot online until 5pm the Friday before election day, so if you're in Michigan get your online request in by July 29.
Already requested your ballot? Awesome. Take a moment to remind your friends and family to do the same. And remember: we can all participate in Election Season, even if we can’t vote. You can have an enormous impact by encouraging your community to participate in the elections.
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